The 339th recipient is Grant Scalf of Beech Grove Farm @beechgrovefarmtn in Seymour, TN. Grant writes:
What self-care and well-being mean to me as a farmer: “Farming is one of the most rewarding things I have done in my life. But it is also incredibly tough. Spending time and money on oneself as a farmer is often low priority, but it is VITAL. I cannot give of myself unless I am seeing to my own VITALITY.”
How I might use this $100 self-care award: “I think I would buy a non-farming book or two, a nice bottle of wine, and spend a weekend reading fiction in a hammock up in our non-farmed woods.”
Most important self-care needs that contribute to my well-being as a farmer: “Unplugging my mind from the incessant drone of farm to-do lists and projects.”
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